Music Stage 2010

Featuring:

Debo Band

~Ethiopian groove collective~

Photo by Bruck Tresfaye

2010 Winner of The Boston Phoenix’s Best World Music Act in Bostonl

2009 Winner of Boston Music Awards – Best International Act

“The sounds are as vibrant and diverse as the ragtag players making them and the enthusiastic crowd dancing with abandon…” --The Boston Globe

“They play party music and art music at the same time, something uncommon and wonderful that they share with some of the best musicians in pop history as well as a lot of electronic contemporaries.”  --ampeatermusic.com

http://deboband.com

Keith Munslow

~funky piano playing, soulful singing, hilarious stories,

and lightning fast cartooning~

"Fun is the word that best describes Keith Munslow’s original stories, poems and songs..." --The Providence Journal

“Keith Munslow’s playful songs describe real kid experiences and his timeless music inspires the whole family to dance and sing along.”  - Providence Children’s Museum

“Childhood is a magical time.  Thanks to Keith Munslow both children and adults can capture a bit of this magic…” -- RI Parents Paper

http://www.keithmunslow.com/homeFlash.html

Hey Mama

~a washboard rock n'roll experience ~

"Sexy roots swagger with populist fire.” –-The Boston Globe

“… a rich, powerful sound that carries the frenetic energy of a tent revival.”
–-Yankee Magazine

“See them in concert they’re gonna move you; I know they’re gonna move you.” –-NHPR

"You can tell right away that this music comes from the very fiber of their souls and it is absolutely spellbinding to listen to." –-Rock and Roll Report

http://heymamamusic.com/fr_news.cfm

David Maxwell

~soulful blues piano~

Winner of the 2010 Blues Music Awards Acoustic Album of the Year Award "YOU GOT TO MOVE" (with Louisiana Red)

2008 and 2009 Boston Music Award Winner

2007 and 2008 The Blues Audience  - Outstanding Keyboard Player

Highlighted player on the James Cotton Trio’s Grammy Award winning album, Deep in the Blues (1997)

“The greatest blues musicians are also poets, gifted with the ability to provide a window to the soul – theirs and ours – in their playing.  David Maxwell has that gift…” --The Boston Phoenix

http://www.davidmaxwell.com/

plus:

~jazz/rock~

knuf said.

www.myspace.com/knufsaid

~bluegrass~

Della Mae

http://heyheydellamae.com/

~acoustic folk pop~

Tall Heights

http://www.tallheights.com/

~americana~

Joanne Lurgio

www.joannelurgio.com

~jazz~

Mac Chrupcala Group